I need your help to improve this jade plant. (My first jade!)
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Desperately need help with my Jade plant!
Comments (6)I have a very robust jade plant, the only thing I consistently do is ignore it. Don't overwater it. It's sitting on south facing sunny window, I feed it my left over tea water(which has sugar and tea leaves in it). Pluck a leaf and leave it so the end dries a little, plug it back into the soil. It will grow from a leaf....See MoreSOS my Jade plant NEEDS help
Comments (6)You can get your plant through the winter in the soil it's in by getting your watering under control. Use a wooden dowel rod sharpened in a pencil sharpener pushed deep into the soil (all the way to the bottom is best) as a 'tell'. Don't water until it comes out dry. Your planting won't actually BE dry at that point because there will still be some available water, but the planting will need watering at that point. When you water, water thoroughly, until the soil is fully saturated and at least 20% of the total volume of water applied exits the pot. After the pot has stopped draining (and don't let it drain into the cache pot) hold the pot in one hand and move it downward, then sharply upward. You'll see the excess water the soil holds exiting the drain hole at this point. Continue the up/down motion until no more water exits the drain. You will have removed all the excess water that causes to problem. Then, allow the pot to dry down to the point you can repeat the watering cycle. You can fertilize each time you water, or every other time with low doses. Josh knows a lot about jades, so he can cover that with you, or I can if Josh is busy elsewhere. The water that drains out of the drain hole should never have a pathway back into the soil in the pot. That would, to a large degree, make moot the practice of flushing salts from the soil. Al...See MoreNeed help for my Jade plant
Comments (2)Yes, a picture is necessary for proper diagnosis. These need very bright light indoors, or they will etiolate, and the branches will bend over from lack of sufficient light. Christopher...See MoreI need help about pruning my jade plant.
Comments (2)I had the same type of jade, with a gazillion stems, but I wanted to grow a single jade tree. So divided the plant into about 8 separate jade plants. To do it, I let the soil dry enough til easy to work with, then tipped it out of the pot onto newspaper with my hand still underneath for leverage. Shook the plant a little and the stems started falling apart in clumps. That helped me decide how I wanted to divide it. I took the innermost stem and planted it in its own pot because it was straight like a tree, then some of the others I kept two or three together, depending on how I wanted them to look. Some were curved, and some were straight. Once placed in smaller pots with adequate soil, water them and see how they do! My jade didn't miss a beat. It was fun to create a bunch of smaller plants, and I shared with my friends, who very much appreciated a free plant! The innermost stem that was straight (that I potted to grow in tree form) is now developing a woody stem just like I wanted. Can't wait to see what it does this summer!...See More41 North (Zone 7a/b, NE, coastal)
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